Oiling device.



@tartan stares earner naar@ CHARLES KRLICEK, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSGNOR OF 0NE-HALF TG JAMES VN 1S,

, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

OItING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (tot. 29, little.

Application ated rune a?, 191s. serial nantaise.

'0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, CHARLES KRALIGEK, a subject of Austria, residing at. Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in Oiling Devices, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to piling devices and has for its main object to provide means for conveying oil from the rear to the forward end of the engine housing of a Ford automobile. ln the present arrangement, the cup for receiving the oil as it is splashed therein by the rotating oit the engine tlywheel which runs in oil, and the pipe leading from said cup, become clogged up due to the particles or threads of fiber which wear of the linings of the brake bands and fall into the oil. The clogging up of said cup and pipe prevents proper oiling ot the crank shaft bearings and other parts, and this invention is designed to insure proper piling of the same. It is accomplished by arranging an oil catching pan at the top of the engine housing with its open cndadjacent the flywheel, and protecting said open end against the entrance ot the aforesaid threads of fiber by means of teeth. These teeth also serve to catch said threads of fiber as they are produced, and thus prevent them from breaking the gears by becoming entangled in the same.

ln order that the invention may be clearly understood, the same will be hereinafter fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will-be distinctly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a part ot' the engine housing ot' an autothe pan with the cover omitted. l

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents that part ot the housing of an automobile engine. which incloses the fly-Wheel 2, and the brakes The top el of the housing is inclined reariardly, and over the brakes is provided with an opening 5, whicltis closed by a removable cover platet, tor permitting access to the mechanism within thehousing. Said cover plate is held in place by means of screws 7. As is well known, the ily-wheel runs in oil to about the level. ot' the dotted line 8, and the rotating ot the fly-wheel splashes oil into the cup 9, which oil is carried by the pipesl() to the forward end ot the engine housing for oiling the crank shal't bearings and other parts as it flows back to the well for the ily-wheel. Owing to th'e location of the brakes being near the fly-wheel, threads of fiber, as they wear oil the linings ot the brake bands, are carried into the cup 9 and soon clog up the cup and the pipe, thus preventing proper oiling` of the crank shaft. bearings and other revolving parts.

My invention was designed to overcome this trouble and consists in providing a sheet metal pan 11, which is fixed in any suitable manner, as tor instaneeby soldering its edges 12 to the underside of thebefore mentioned cover plate 6. The pan is made with a closed rear end 13, and the forward end is open at 14 for receiving the oil as it is carried up and splashed therein by the revolving fly-wheel. fn order to prevent the particles or threads ot fiber, which wearofl the brake band linings, entering the open end 1st of the pan, and also for retaining the same,

the lower side 15 thereof projects beyond the sides 16 and is cut in the form of sharp pointed teeth 17. Each alternating tooth as 18, is bent upwardly 011 an inclination across the open end ot' the pan. Said teeth not only prevent the threads ot ber entering the pan but also catch and retain the sani-e as fast as they are produced, thereby preventing them accumulating and winding between thegears thus breaking them. By removing the cover plate t3, the threads of fiber may be easily and *quicklyn removed fromvthe teeth of the pan. The cover plate 6 is provided with a threaded opening for-receiving an elbow 19, to which is coupled a pipe 20 for conveying the oil to the forward end oit the engine housing as in the present practice.

lt. will be understood that slight. changes in the details of construction may be made so long as they are within the'scope of the claims, and although the ailing device herein disclosed is especially' applicable to a Ford automobile, it is not intended to limit it to this particular purpose.

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Having fully described my invention, what vI claim is: y

1. An oiling device comprising a pan having an open end for receiving oil, an outlet pipe leading from the pan, the pan having teeth at its open end for preventing the entrance of threads of fiber, substantially as described. i

2. An oiling device comprising a pan having an open end for receiving oil, an outlet pipe leading from the pan, teeth projecting from one edge of the open end of the pan,

jectng beyond its open end, the projecting part of said side being cut to form teeth, and

some of said teeth being bent across the open end of the pan, substantially as described.

4. An oiling device comprising a plate adapted to be arranged on an inclination, a paniiixed to the plate and having a forward open end for receiving oil, an outlet pipe fixed in said plate for conveying oil from the pan, the lower side of the pan projecting bevond the open end of the pan, the projecting part of said lowerside being cut to form teeth, and the alternating teeth being bent across the open end of the pan, substantially as' described.

In testimony -whereof I aiX my signature..

oHARLns KRALICEK.y 

